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Smith County Commission Co. Market Report

Carthage, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, July 11, 2026

547 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $420.29/cwt +4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,912/hd at 455 lb · 35 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $400.00/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,328/hd at 582 lb · 27 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $398.51/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,619/hd at 657 lb · 26 head
Carthage, TN 5-weight heifers cleared at $394/cwt, mid-pack for the state—$1/cwt below the TN average ($395) and $19/cwt under Huntingdon, TN ($413). TN 5-weight heifers are down $4/cwt from their late June peak of $399. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 547 563 595
Feeder cattle 463 443 491
Slaughter cattle 84 120 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trends could be established due to no sale last week in observance of Independence Day holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
263 263 3 600.00 $600.00 $1,578 +10.00
308 308 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,540 -50.00
420 420 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,974 —
457–488 464 21 470.00–480.00 $477.50 $2,216 +17.38
480 value added 480 2 490.00 $490.00 $2,352 —
530–534 532 17 450.00–457.50 $453.96 $2,415 +23.60
551–576 565 16 420.00–432.50 $426.21 $2,408 +1.21
575 value added 575 5 435.00 $435.00 $2,501 ±0.00
640 value added 640 5 420.00 $420.00 $2,688 -5.00
650–667 value added 654 14 410.00 $410.00 $2,681 —
656–664 661 12 360.00–397.50 $385.10 $2,546 -12.40
716 value added 716 5 402.50 $402.50 $2,882 +25.95
800 value added 800 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,800 —
830 830 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,656 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 400.00–405.00 $402.44 $1,280 —
370 370 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,462 —
501–515 504 10 400.00–405.00 $400.51 $2,019 +10.14
573–580 576 5 375.00–395.00 $386.94 $2,229 -1.84
608–640 619 3 300.00–370.00 $324.14 $2,006 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 4 505.00 $505.00 $1,313 —
325 325 7 477.50 $477.50 $1,552 -7.50
385 385 17 425.00 $425.00 $1,636 -25.00
455–460 455 35 420.00–425.00 $420.29 $1,912 +4.29
519 value added 519 12 423.00 $423.00 $2,195 —
539 539 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,210 +35.00
573–591 577 21 397.00–398.00 $397.76 $2,295 +40.26
607–645 value added 627 10 350.00 $350.00 $2,194 —
640 640 4 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 +15.00
665–675 672 9 325.00–332.50 $327.48 $2,201 +7.48
745 745 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,310 —
805 value added 805 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,496 -12.50
850 850 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,444 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353 353 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,483 —
400 400 7 405.00 $405.00 $1,620 —
458–495 479 7 390.00–395.00 $392.05 $1,878 +8.39
527–538 534 9 327.50–350.00 $342.60 $1,829 -7.40
565–580 573 2 350.00–370.00 $360.13 $2,064 +23.20
650 650 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,080 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,547 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 377 20 518.00 $518.00 $1,953 +58.00
451 451 16 445.00 $445.00 $2,007 +5.00
528 528 14 435.00 $435.00 $2,297 +12.50
582 582 27 400.00 $400.00 $2,328 -5.00
663 663 7 350.00 $350.00 $2,320 -22.00
738–741 740 9 330.00–332.00 $331.11 $2,450 +3.61
815 815 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,445 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,725 +50.00
426 426 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,704 -19.37
460 460 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,840 —
516–528 521 12 385.00–395.00 $389.22 $2,028 +3.13
555–573 567 6 355.00–380.00 $371.84 $2,108 -3.16
640–643 642 4 300.00–335.00 $308.72 $1,982 -53.78
670–690 680 2 300.00–315.00 $307.39 $2,090 -39.29

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1215 1136 80-85% 8 162.00–172.00 $167.50 $1,903 —
995–1515 1200 80-85% 19 175.00–187.00 $180.06 $2,161 +16.53
1045–1575 1323 80-85% 4 190.00–207.00 $199.72 $2,642 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1085 940 85-90% 5 125.00–141.00 $133.26 $1,253 —
945–1100 1023 85-90% 2 167.00–171.00 $168.85 $1,727 +28.69
880–1225 1028 85-90% 8 144.00–160.00 $149.55 $1,537 +9.39
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1785 1448 75-80% 6 175.00–185.00 $179.92 $2,605 —
1415–1555 1478 75-80% 3 189.00–197.00 $193.40 $2,858 +10.95
1300–1780 1509 75-80% 5 166.00–172.00 $169.76 $2,562 -27.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1625 1520 2 190.00 $190.00 $2,888 +7.32
1565–1870 1718 2 225.00–230.00 $227.72 $3,912 —
1605–1880 1719 4 205.00–210.00 $207.61 $3,569 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.